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'''Starlings''' was one of the many species of birds found in [[Middle-earth]]. After [[Smaug]]'s death many birds were gathering around [[Erebor]]. [[Thorin]] saw among them "starlings and flocks of [[finches]]".<ref>{{H|15}}.</ref> | '''Starlings''' was one of the many species of birds found in [[Middle-earth]]. After [[Smaug]]'s death many birds were gathering around [[Erebor]]. [[Thorin]] saw among them "starlings and flocks of [[finches]]".<ref>{{H|15}}.</ref> | ||
[[Tom Bombadil]] mentions starlings in his song ''[[Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo!]]'' in the [[Old Forest]]: "''Light goes the weather-wind and the feathered starling.''"<ref>{{FR|I6}}</ref> He himself is compared to a starling when he | [[Tom Bombadil]] mentions starlings in his song ''[[Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo!]]'' in the [[Old Forest]]: "''Light goes the weather-wind and the feathered starling.''"<ref>{{FR|I6}}</ref> He himself is compared to a starling when he enters the room in his house where the [[hobbits]] had been sleeping: "Tom was moving about the room whistling like a starling."<ref>{{FR|I7}}.</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:02, 3 March 2021
Starlings was one of the many species of birds found in Middle-earth. After Smaug's death many birds were gathering around Erebor. Thorin saw among them "starlings and flocks of finches".[1]
Tom Bombadil mentions starlings in his song Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo! in the Old Forest: "Light goes the weather-wind and the feathered starling."[2] He himself is compared to a starling when he enters the room in his house where the hobbits had been sleeping: "Tom was moving about the room whistling like a starling."[3]
